Comments on: The Dodgers have four outfielders. A fifth is raking at Triple-Ahttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2014/04/16/the-dodgers-have-four-outfielders-a-fifth-is-raking-at-triple-a/
Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball.Fri, 18 Aug 2017 03:19:38 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: Reflexhttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2014/04/16/the-dodgers-have-four-outfielders-a-fifth-is-raking-at-triple-a/#comment-717062
Fri, 06 Jun 2014 17:35:28 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=518221#comment-717062Gordon will revert, he was not a high upside player. And at the time these comments were made, in April, nobody knew if Guerrero would hit. All that said, Ramirez should be the future 3B for the Dodgers, which leaves both second and short available. I still think Franklin would make a lot of sense for them.
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Fri, 06 Jun 2014 16:48:04 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=518221#comment-717021Franklin would get in line behind Alex Guerrero and Dee Gordon at the chance to play 2B.

Not sure how this would benefit the Dodgers at all… now if you want to say Boston should move Will Middlebrooks or Brock Holt for one of the Dodger OFs, or another team that might have a good young 3B up and coming that is blocked, then you might have a legit trade opportunity. But the Dodgers are pretty solid around the rest of the field.

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Fri, 06 Jun 2014 16:44:54 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=518221#comment-717018Are you guys seriously debating the over-rating of Nick Franklin?
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Thu, 17 Apr 2014 14:25:16 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=518221#comment-688781The Dodgers are 7-1 against the D-Backs and Padres, 2-5 against the tougher Tigers and Giants. That would give me pause, and probably keep me from eye-rolling.
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Thu, 17 Apr 2014 14:18:27 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=518221#comment-688771Beckett? Maholm? Billingsley? You need starters. Just wait until you get matched up against someone other than the pitiful D-backs.

And I am betting against Gordon in the long run, and judging Guerrero’s talents on 15 ABs in hitter friendly Albuquerque is lame.

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Thu, 17 Apr 2014 12:45:32 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=518221#comment-688682Sheeple.
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Wed, 16 Apr 2014 23:59:38 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=518221#comment-688556All of this is predicated on thr assumption that the guys they have are good, rather than just pricey.

Ethier hasn’t been much, especially versus lefties, for a while now. Crawford seems to be slowly returning to decent form (though still plays nowhere near his pricetag). Kemp is seemingly held together with duct tape and bailing wire and Puig has his own baggage.

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Wed, 16 Apr 2014 23:22:59 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=518221#comment-688546A fortunate?
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Wed, 16 Apr 2014 23:21:35 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=518221#comment-688545Yeah starting pitching is and area of need (rolls eyes) and check out how Gordon has been doing at second (with Guerrero tuning up in the minors).
Other than that that was very insightful!
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Wed, 16 Apr 2014 23:12:41 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=518221#comment-688541This would work well for the M’s, but the thing is that Franklin is MLB ready, you don’t stash him on the farm at this point.
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Wed, 16 Apr 2014 23:10:23 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=518221#comment-688540Maybe a trade with the O’s involving J. Schoop….. Someone needs to permanently lock down LF for the Orioles. Both Delmon Young and Nelson Cruz are on 1 year deals, and David Lough was an old rookie last year. Plus, Markakis is in a contract year.
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Wed, 16 Apr 2014 23:09:42 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=518221#comment-688539shawnuel Alexander Guerrero idiot
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Wed, 16 Apr 2014 22:13:20 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=518221#comment-688516I saw the game last night and Pederson is a terrific prospect, lots of power on a chilly night. A good OF too, he can run, catch and throw in CF. He’s not extra big but has a powerful frame and hits the ball hard. I think that they may have to bring him up at some point this year to avoid Rule 5, which means that either Crawford or Ethier will have to be moved unless they decide to trade Pederson. Former MLB catcher Miguel Olivo also hit two HR in the game.
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Wed, 16 Apr 2014 22:10:43 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=518221#comment-688512“At least barring a couple of injuries.”

With this group, that is a very likely possibility.

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Wed, 16 Apr 2014 21:44:14 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=518221#comment-688500Ethier or Crawford (or both) will go at some point in the next 18 months with most of their contracts paid by the Dodgers. $56MM owed to Ethier from 2015-2017 (assuming buyout not picked up) for ages 33-35 or $64MM owed Crawford for 2015-17 for ages 33-35….

Ethier may be untradeable given his negative defensive value and his so far cringeworthy start after hitting a major decline offensively since age 29. Pure dump deal with him, not much if anything coming back.

Craword could re-establish some value with a healthy year, giving him 2 in a row, albeit nowhere near the numbers he used to put up. He’s no great shakes as a defender either, but if his wheels come back and he stays healthy, he could get back something…but at $21MM a year for a guy that is a lot closer to Jose Tabata than Starling Marte, maybe not much coming back at all…

Los Tigres could be in on him if the price is a set up guy and the Dodgers eat 1/2 to 2/3 of the salary…

HanRam’s contract is coming up….

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Wed, 16 Apr 2014 21:10:13 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=518221#comment-688477Yes, a hitting catcher would be great. Uribe and Gordon are playing out of their minds right now, so that crash should come soon too.

1-4 is solid (ok..maybe not Beckett), but have you see our bullpen lately? Hard to hold down leads trotting out B-League and Jamey Wright. I’d rather have more bullpen arms, to be honest.